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The Twist Ending of ‘Conclave’ Wasn’t Meant to Shock You

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54% Informative

Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci star in the titular Conclave that will elect a new pope.

The film ends up revealing a dark-horse candidate who was born intersex.

Director Edward Berger says the ending makes you want to rewatch the rest of the film.

The only thing that we're hinting at is that Benitez gathers traction throughout the film, mostly off-camera.

As cardinals begin lobbying to become the new pope, we begin to get a picture of what the old pope’s tenure looked like.

We wanted it to play as subtly and as sensitively as possible, and really not go for the big twist, sensational reveal.

Benitez would be a pope of great humility and understanding, furthering the cracks of the institution, bringing more light in.

Do you foresee people within the church finding out about his intersex identity, or does that even matter? It doesn't matter. To me it really wouldn’t change anything. All that matters is how he represents his community and brings other people together.

VR Score

50

Informative language

44

Neutral language

61

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

32

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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